When I was around 30, i got a pain in my knee. This soon grew to much pain in my lower back. When I finally got the doctor to take an x-ray, I found out that I had 10 bad discs in my lower back. After many tests these 10 discs turned out to be inoperable. The neurologist simply said I would have to get used to it. Ot wanting to give up, I sent for certification courses to become a computer systems engineer. Ot took about 4 years of horrible pain to complete those courses. Shortly before I was finished, I had a stroke. The reason for the stroke was that a vein in my neck seperated. In the ER this was seen on the ultrasound video screen by 4 of us. This included a heart surgeon. We then watched the vein grow back together and my stroke was over. I did not think to tell the neurologist that took over when they admitted me to a room as I was still feeling rummy. The doctor did many tests and told me she knew I had a stroke, but cannot explain why I have no signs of after effects. About a week after, I was in church. I stood up when everyone stood to sing. I noticed something different. My back was healed. I worked very hard jobs since and never had this type of pain again. This was also the first time that I thanked THE LORD for the pain, and stated that all works for the good of those that love him. I have all the medical records for my back. I don’t do doctors now unless I need some sewing done.